Tag: Northern Alberta

Government Conducts Simulated Disaster Exercise

The Alberta government and emergency management experts will be holding a three-day emergency disaster exercise to help better prepare Alberta for future disasters. “We’ve had our fair share of disasters in Alberta and it’s important that we continue to improve the way we prepare and respond. With the learnings from this exercise, we’ll ensure that…

February 24, 2015
Prentice Tax Trial Balloons Damaging Business Confidence

EDMONTON, AB (February 20, 2015): The relentless series of trial balloons from Premier Jim Prentice on raising job-killing taxes is shaking consumer confidence and hurting small businesses as they deal with low growth forecasts, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Prentice has talked about raising income taxes, sin taxes, gas taxes, bringing in a…

February 24, 2015
Alberta Party Selects Candidate for Highwood Constituency

Contender becomes the first identified candidate for the riding south of Calgary. HIGH RIVER, AB – With an expected early provincial election, the Alberta Party has selected a candidate for the Highwood Constituency, making them the first party to officially do so for the riding. 10-year High River resident Joel Windsor has been selected…

February 23, 2015
Shell Canada Elevates Outstanding Environmental Achievements Through Emerald Award Sponsorship

EDMONTON, Alberta – Shell Canada Ltd intensified their commitment to environmental excellence today by announcing their $50,000 sponsorship of the Public Education & Outreach Award category at the 24th Annual Emerald Awards. The Public Education & Outreach Award recognizes community-based individuals, organizations and initiatives that demonstrate leadership and creativity in educating the broader public…

February 23, 2015
AHS Wellness News: Dipping into Online Knowledge

Surfing online can help you navigate parenthood, changing relationships and your family’s health. Here are some of the benefits of connecting online: Find (reliable) knowledge From your child’s developing brain to his budding literacy skills, you can learn all about his development and health online. Tapping into such information—and 60 per cent of new…

February 23, 2015
RCMP K Division – West Edmonton Mall: Al Shabab Video

Edmonton, Alberta – The RCMP is advising that this weekend, it confirmed the existence of a reported Al-Shabab video which contains content encouraging terrorist action be taken against malls globally, and that the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta was one of a number of malls specifically referenced in the video. The RCMP in…

February 23, 2015
RCMP Wood Buffalo UPDATE – Police Assist in Evacuation

Fort McMurray – Wood Buffalo RCMP reports one of the children involved in yesterday’s incident at 81 Fraser Avenue in Fort McMurray has passed away in hospital. The deceased, an 8 month old victim, was one of 5 children taken to hospital yesterday as a result of being exposed to an unknown substance. Two…

February 23, 2015
WYCP Partnership Grows with Support from GLC Moving and Storage and Long-Time Partners

Partnerships make the impossible happen. Just ask Lee Eskdale, Executive Director of the Wilderness Youth Challenge Program (WYCP), whose program for high risk teens would not be possible without help from GLC Moving and Storage and the long-time support of committed partners Supreme Steel LP and the Leder Charitable Foundation. WYCP challenges high risk…

February 22, 2015
Alberta Emerald Foundation: February Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients

Through the generous support of our program sponsor, ConocoPhillips Canada, and other sponsors and individual donors, The Alberta Emerald Foundation is able to inspire Alberta’s next generation of eco-heroes by supporting projects that elevate environmental awareness in a meaningful way. The Alberta Emerald Foundation intends to allocate over 100 Youth Environmental Engagement Grants this year.…

February 22, 2015
RCMP completes investigation into Alberta Auditor General Report

Edmonton, AB – The RCMP announced today that they have concluded their investigation into the 2014 Alberta Auditor General’s Report and that there will be no charges laid in relation to that investigation. On August 7, 2014, the Government of Alberta asked the RCMP to review the report and conduct any investigations police deemed…

February 21, 2015
Alberta Health Services: Mobile Device Usage

Whether it is a paramedic using their wireless device to send patient information to a hospital, or a home care worker downloading a health chart before visiting a client, mobile devices are integral parts of modern health care. We equip our teams with the technology that will enable them to do their jobs effectively…

February 21, 2015
Barnes Statement on RCMP Investigation into Former Premier

CALGARY, AB (February 20, 2015): Today, Wildrose MLA Drew Barnes released the following statement on the completed RCMP investigation into the Alberta Auditor General report: “I want to thank members of the RCMP for their thorough investigation regarding the partisan use of government aircraft by former Premier Alison Redford. It’s clear, without the work…

February 21, 2015
Now Easier for Transgender Albertans to Change Birth Records

Regulatory changes will help transgender Albertans, including those who have not undergone gender re-assignment surgery, to update their personal documents. Amendments to the Vital Statistics Information Regulation will ensure it is consistent with the new change of sex provisions in the recently updated Vital Statistics Act. Regulatory changes will also ensure that transgender individuals can…

February 21, 2015
GE Funds Water Quality Testing Equipment to Help Kids Answer: “How healthy is your river?”

With the help of Alberta’s Promise, GE has partnered with the RiverWatch Institute of Alberta to fund new science equipment and give even more high school students the unique opportunity to study river health in Alberta. The partnership was announced on January 21 when GE’s James Cleland, Global General Manager of Heavy Oil, presented…

February 21, 2015
Alberta Streamlines its International Presence

The Alberta International Offices Review will bring office closures, more effective management and $3.1 million in savings over the course of two fiscal years. The cost-saving measures include the closure of Alberta’s Ottawa, Chicago and Munich offices; suspending plans for the opening of the California and Brazil offices; and reducing expenses across Alberta’s international offices…

February 20, 2015